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  • July 2008

    • Comically Simple Ploy Pays Big for Kansas Candidate

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 28, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      Comically Simple Ploy Pays Big for Kansas Candidate

      (Newser) - A cash-strapped candidate for the Kansas legislature has turned around his fortunes in the flash of a few thousand mouse-clicks: Before circulating sassy online cartoon strips, Sean Tevis had $1,525 in his campaign coffers; in less than two weeks, he’s raised nearly $100,000 more. The episode is dramatic evidence of the political power of web-based social networking, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      Internet  • social networking  • campaign fundraising  • Kansas  • social conservatives  • personal privacy  • comic strips

    • Beetle Bailey Finds New Barracks

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 16, 08 1:14 PM CDT

      Beetle Bailey Finds New Barracks

      (Newser) - One of the world's biggest collections of cartoon art has found a new home at Ohio State University, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Beetle Bailey" creator Mort Walker amassed more than 200,000 pieces of cartoon art during his 7 decades in the business but had to move his National Cartoon Museum several times and eventually shut it for good in 2002. More »

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      cartoon  • art collector  • cartoonist  • Ohio State University  • comic strips  • cartoon characters

  • February 2008

    • 'Dilbert' Mocks Comic Strip Firing

      Des Moines Register  |  Feb 23, 08 8:54 AM CST

      'Dilbert' Mocks Comic Strip Firing

      (Newser) - What came first: the comic strip mocking the office, or the office emulating the comic? Both, in the case of one Iowa casino that fired a man for posting a "Dilbert" cartoon comparing management to "drunken lemurs," the Des Moines Register reports. This week, cartoonist Scott Adams is featuring the saga, including the legal battle over unemployment benefits, in his comic. More »

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      Iowa  • casino  • civil lawsuits  • unemployment benefits  • comic strips  • Dilbert  • Scott Adams

    • Comic Artists Plan Black and White Protest

      Washington Post  |  Feb 6, 08 3:01 PM CST

      Comic Artists Plan Black and White Protest

      (Newser) - Sick of seeing colleagues turned down by newspapers that already have their fill of cartoons depicting minorities, artists of color are planning a draw-in Sunday, the Washington Post reports. The minds behind strips like "Candorville," "Herb and Jamaal," and "Cafe con Leche" will wield their pens to portray a white reader writing off comic strips like theirs as "tokenism." More »

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      minorities  • cartoonist  • comic strips

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